{"id":2695,"date":"2025-07-30T15:02:31","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T12:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/bors\/?page_id=2695"},"modified":"2025-10-10T10:58:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T07:58:10","slug":"open-educational-practices-oep","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/bors\/module-5-open-education\/open-educational-practices-oep\/","title":{"rendered":"Open educational practices (OEP)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"826\" height=\"237\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/bors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2025\/08\/Learn_Pixabay.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3093\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/bors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2025\/08\/Learn_Pixabay.jpg 826w, https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/bors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2025\/08\/Learn_Pixabay-300x86.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/bors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2025\/08\/Learn_Pixabay-768x220.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 826px) 100vw, 826px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo by WOKANDAPIX, Pixabay.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Open educational practices refer to collaborative approaches that involve the creation, use, and adaptation of open educational resources, alongside pedagogical methods that leverage participatory technologies and social networks to foster interaction, peer learning, knowledge co-creation, and learner empowerment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find the national <a href=\"https:\/\/avointiede.fi\/en\/open-science-expert-panels\/open-education\/how-account-quality-open-educational-practices\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>quality criteria for the open educational practices (OEP)<\/strong><\/a> (Open Science and Research Coordination in Finland, AVOTT).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What can open educational practices be from a teacher&#8217;s point of view?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some ideas on what you can do:<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div id=\"accordion-block_1505d2286f1af80a427ac1b9316e204e\" class=\"accordions\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-3339\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-3339\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t1. Use and create OER\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-3339\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-3339\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Freely accessible and openly licensed educational materials e.g. textbooks, lecture notes, videos<\/li>\n<li>Open licenses associated with OER typically allow users to adapt, modify and redistribute the materials<\/li>\n<li>Openness offers students the opportunity to develop and share educational materials<\/li>\n<li>Teachers instructing the same course can use materials that a colleague of theirs has opened. Support collaborative efforts.<\/li>\n<li>Open educational resources can also be flexibly used in remote learning, without a university user account.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-8863\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-8863\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t2. Engage students in creating course materials\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-8863\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-8863\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Peer-learning allows students to co-write assignments<\/li>\n<li>Students writing or editing Wikipedia articles<\/li>\n<li>Students contributing to textbook creation<\/li>\n<li>Asking students to teach specific topics or processes to their classmates<\/li>\n<li>Allowing students to choose a format for completing assignments such as videos, graphics or papers<\/li>\n<li>Practicing peer review: students assess each other&#8217;s outputs.<\/li>\n<li>Students creating instructional videos or visual guides that are shared online or in other open forums, e.g. in the <a href=\"https:\/\/aoe.fi\/#\/etusivu\">aoe.fi.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-6095\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-6095\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t3. Consider if some of your materials can be published as a MOOC\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-6095\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-6095\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>A massive open online course (MOOC) is a model for delivering learning content online to any person who wants to take a course, with no limits placed on attendance. In MOOCs, the learning experience and materials are accessible to anyone with a computer and an internet connection. As a result, MOOCs can change the world of learning by providing open and flexible learning opportunities for everyone.<\/li>\n<li>Examples of MOOCs:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elementsofai.com\/\">Elements of AI<\/a>: A massive open online course (MOOC) teaching the basics of artificial intelligence. The course, originally launched in 2018, is designed and organised by the University of Helsinki and learning technology company MinnaLearn. Over one million people from 170 different countries have learned the basics of AI through Elements of AI, making it one of the most popular online courses in the world to date. The course has been translated into 26 languages.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.climateuniversity.fi\/\">Climate University<\/a>: A\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.climateuniversity.fi\/partners\/\">network <\/a>of higher education institutions and other stakeholders to foster climate and sustainability education in higher education and in the society. Currently, 28 Finnish higher education institutions, including UEF, have signed cross-study agreements that allow all students from these institutions to take Climate University courses.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-1236\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-1236\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t4. Open up the ways your teaching is planned, provided and assessed\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-1236\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-1236\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Co-create or ask for student input on course contents and practices.<\/li>\n<li>Write an article.<\/li>\n<li>Conference presentation &#8211; share best practices.<\/li>\n<li>Collaborate with other experts in different groups and forums.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What can open educational practices be from the student&#8217;s point of view?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In open education, a learner is seen as an active agent who promotes the use of high-quality open educational practices through their own actions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some examples of how open educational practices can be seen from a learner\u2019s point of a view:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Plan your learning process by making use of open education opportunities like OER and MOOCs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Share openly the skills you acquired through open education.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Remember:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>OEP often involve networked communities where learners and educators interact, create knowledge together, and contribute beyond the classroom.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You have now learnt that open education is an integral part of open science. It refers to educational practices and resources that are freely accessible, openly licensed, and designed to remove barriers to learning. There are many ways you can open up your teaching. Which ones could be yours?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/view\/scenario\/2020092010647520100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Test your knowledge about open education with a ThingLink Quiz!<\/a><\/strong> (opens in a new tab)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/view\/scenario\/2020092010647520100\/accessibility\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to access the accessible version of the quiz.<\/a> (opens in a new tab)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You have now completed module 5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/bors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2025\/08\/never-stop-learning-3258944_640-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3077\" style=\"width:534px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/bors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2025\/08\/never-stop-learning-3258944_640-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/bors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2025\/08\/never-stop-learning-3258944_640-1-300x158.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo by geralt, Pixabay.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/bors\/module-5-open-education\/creating-oer\/\">&lt; Module 5: Creating OER<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Open educational practices refer to collaborative approaches that involve the creation, use, and adaptation of open educational resources, alongside pedagogical methods that leverage participatory technologies and social networks to foster interaction, peer learning, knowledge co-creation, and learner empowerment. 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